Synonyms for
Spillway
Definition
A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of water from a dam or reservoir.
Synonyms & similar words
Example sentences
- The spillway helped control the water level in the reservoir.
- During heavy rain, the spillway allows excess water to flow out.
- The engineers built a new spillway to improve water management.
- The spillway prevented the dam from breaking during the flood.
- Water rushes through the spillway when the reservoir is full.
Quotes
Water, the Hub of Life. Water is its mater and matrix, mother and medium. Water is the most extraordinary substance! Practically all its properties are anomalous, which enabled life to use it as building material for its machinery. Life is water dancing to the tune of solids.
The river is constantly turning and bending and you never know where it's going to go and where you'll wind up. Following the bend in the river and staying on your own path means that you are on the right track. Don't let anyone deter you from that.
A river cuts through rock not because of its power, but because of its persistence.